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NEWS
6
Zoomlion buys intoRaxtar,Manitex to acquireOil
& Steel,Cramo takes ownership of BMS,Haulotte
acquires 50% ofTurkish dealer,Electric launch from
HollandLift,ATN to launch 23m tracked platform.
INTERVIEW
11
Petri Paavolainen
,Dinolift’s
newmanaging director,
made time leading up to the
company’s 40th anniversary
celebrations to speakwith
EuanYoudale
.
MIDDLE EAST
15
TheMiddle East is establishing itself as amajor AWP
market, although the usual requirements, including
amore evolved safety culture, are not quite there yet.
EuanYoudale
reports.
TELEHANDLERS
21
Telehandlers are becomingmore important for rental
companies, particularly in theNorthAmerican and
Europeanmarkets,whilemanufacturers are also
widening their high capacity ranges.
AI
reports.
RAISING THE STANDARD
25
IPAF’s bi-annual round-up of news and information,
including the latest report from its accident statistics
database.
CHINA
29
Genie believes the turning point for powered access
equipment inChina could be just around the corner.
Chris Sleight
reports fromTerexAWP’s Changzhou
factory.
SCISSOR LIFTS
33
Manufacturers are developing
their electric scissors with
advanced battery technology,
as well as combining their
advantages in new hybrid
products.
EuanYoudale
reports.
INTERVIEW
39
EuanYoudale
sat downwith themanaging director of
ColléRental & Sales Jean Schreurs during September’s
Platformers’Days exhibition inGermany to talk about
his plans in the country and for the company.
SCAFFOLDING INTERNATIONAL
41
AI
’s regular round-up of scaffolding news and
information, including news thatmobile tower
manufacturer Youngman is to be acquired byWerner
andDoka will expandwith a buy-out inAustralia.
PLATFORMERS’ DAYS
44
The weathermay have been a bit unkind to exhibitors
at Platformers’Days inGermany, but a vastmajority of
themainEuropeanmanufacturers had signed up for the
show andwere in good spirits.
AI
was there.
ACCESS IN ACTION
47
A round-up of access equipment applications from
around the world.
5
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2014
access
INTERNATIONAL
The35 tonnecapacity
ManitouMHT-X14350
is theworld’s largest
telehandler. Itwas
launched inSouth
Africa inSeptember.
SeeTelehandlers, p21.
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THE LEADING MAGAZINE FOR THE WORLDWIDE ACCESS INDUSTRY
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Scissor lifts
Middle East
Interviews:
Dinolift
Collé
World’s largest
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